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2023 Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools

4 Colleges
$56,242 Avg Salary
$25,811 Avg Student Debt

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #13 most popular major in the country with 18,901 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at GWU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from GWU take out $31,602 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at George Washington University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their online graduate certificate. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Women make up 70% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Report

#3

Rush University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Rush University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Rush University Report

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Christian University landed the # 4 spot on the list. OC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Edmond.

Women make up 80% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Oklahoma Christian University

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One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, clinical/medical laboratory science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 7,599
Laboratory Technician 4,185
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 3,912
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 1,108
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 982
Blood Bank Technology Specialist 280
Histologic Technician 243
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician 220
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 106
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 101
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician 78
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist 46
Hematology Technology 41

Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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